For those for which english is not your native language, Jugs is a slang term for Breasts… (oooooohh boobies… drool…)
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I would also like to point out that a JUG is Sun’s term for Java users Group.
Juggle is cool because it has the right sounds (j,g,l) and it is a playfull activity- kind of like a game… seems to fit.
I’m for Juggle myself. We’re going to put it to a vote.
Cas
Similar terms includ:
“Jugular”- might be quite good, although it does sound a bit vain ;D
“Jungle” - could enable you to rename it “drum ‘n’ bass” for marketing purposes later.
“Judgemental” - perhaps a bit long.
“Jagular” which is Winnie the Pooh’s interpretation of “jaguar”
downside: Sounds a bit like the name given to a certain Apple OS upgrade.
Jeggle/jegyll - as in “Dr Jekyll” - a library with a dark side. Sounds a bit like “jiggle” which is towards jugs again. Another downside to jugs is the fact it is already in use by Java User Groups.
djinn-gale (The djinna were typically associated with sandstorms so you could sort of keep the name and call the library “Sandstorm”, which is quite a cool name).
I just thought I’d drop my two cents in and say I also like Juggle. I work with a team of three other developers, though I am the “graphics guy” for the group. Whenever I try to tell them about this lib I always stumble around the name. So I’m quite glad to see this happening.
“Juggernaut”, as in a strong destructive force, like LWJGL is intended to be?
“Luggage”, as in something heavy or bulky either pulled or carried, implying OpenGL and OpenAL, or maybe talking about the mindset of the average game developer?
“Lugworm”, as in a worm found in sea sand, used as bait, presumably baiting game developers into changing to Java?
I dunno, you could take all this too far… ;D
ah well… finally i managed it to spell lwjgl correctly and now u guys came up with that 
“drum ‘n’ bass” would be sweet ;D
or maybe (this time more serious)… “jago” (like the guy from killerinstinct) -> java - game only/orientated (or summin) :>
Is this actually going to happen? I’ve started calling it “Juggle” when talking to the rest of my team simply because I hate saying “LWJGL”.
Paul
It might well do. Sooner rather than later I think, because there’s a lot of links and blurb needs to be updated.
Cas
I like “LWJGL”. There are enough horribly named API’s out there, take care your not one of them.
You like “LWJGL”? Try having a conversation with someone about it, where you have to say it out loud several times in a sentence. It’s brutal.
A couple of sites I visited describe the naming of a product/service in some interesting ways. In one case, you can go for the direct route, where the name represents EXACTLY the product/service you are trying to describe. “PressPlay” as a name for a music service is an example.
The other route is a nonsensical name, with strong emphasis on recognition, pronunciation, and so on. For example, “Allegra” has nothing to do with the actual name of the medication, but since it is related to the word Allegro, which means to speed up, and Allegra is a sinus medication to alleviate sinus pressure, which makes people feel pretty darn slow, I can tell you… you get the point.
Marketers seem to be divided about the whole acronym thing. Some suggest avoiding it like the plague, other suggest that it can sometimes work.
I was thinking to suggest that JAG might be an interesting name. It is an acronym for Java API for Gaming, as LWJGL seems to be heading in that direction. That’s just my off the top suggestion. Heck, you could use a fighter jet for the logo for it. Pick an F14 or an SR71, they’re my favorites. ;D
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I don’t see the conflict here. “PressPlay” is a perfect name for recognition and pronounciation since it is vocally short and uses an alliteration to help people remember it. The only thing to avoid when picking a name that closely describes the product is to not get too generic. If PressPlay had called themselves Music Download Service, people would get confused and ask “What music download service? Kazaa? DirectConnect?”. JAG is OK on its own, but “Java Api for Gaming” would make me wonder whether the person meant Java3D, GL4Java or GAGE.
Acronyms work when they form good proper names on their own, like CARE, MADD and Fiat (and JAG). Acronyms like IBM (and LWJGL) are just for companies that are really well known around the world and where everyone already naturally refers to them by the acronym (which happens because the whole name is too long), even then the choice to adopt a cryptic acronym instead of inventing a shorter strong proper name is questionable.
By your own logic LWJGL suffers the same problem, William. Nowhere in that acronym is OpenGL mentioned. It just so “happens” that the last two letters are GL, so maybe the association is there, but if the library is going to be an acronym…
I do agree with you on the “not too generic” issues.
Another way to find a title is to put the letter J in front of something. Its usually done when making a java version of something that already exists. Game Libraries exist and this is a Java version. So, JGL is ok but too generic. So instead of using “J” words you could put a “J” in front of a “GL” word. Then use “JGLxxx”, capitalise the first three. There are alot of “GL” words in the dictionary.
JGLad
JGLade
JGLadiator
JGLand (oops back to JUGS again :-[ )
JGLitch (maybe not that one either)
JGLob
JGLottochronology
JGLove
JGLow
JGLue
JGLutton
JGLutaraldehyde
JGLyph
JGLycosaminoglycan
Still lots of others I skipped over, take a peek in a dictionary.